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ICHBERG CITES

Former NRA Head Here to

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a" multibillion-dollar debt

traipse’ merrily ahead as if

observed.

#He says “reasonable labor peace

would guarantee a period of reason~ ably good times. But, referring to tlhe present labor crisis, he decldres: | “We .can't expect empoyers to pay out profits they haven't yet made to employees who, by their. irresponsibility, are preventing profits from being made.” : {Was “Labor Lawyer” B4abor and Mr. Richberg didn't aways feel so sharply about each other. For instance, there’ was the ‘time he was appointed to the NRA post. He had a reputation as a “labor lawyer.” “From 1920 to 1033, I represented more labor organizations than any other attorney,” he recalls. In addition, he was Harold Ickes’ law partner in Chicago from 1913 to 1023. And still further, he was an organizer of the National Progressive league along with such people as Henry Wallace, the late Senator Norris of Nebraska and Ickes, “In some quarters as I was condemned as a radical revolutionary,” he added. He laments one of his “most regrettable acts” the fact he assisted John L. Lewis obtain his contract with U. 8. Steel. “Mr. Lewis and I always had| friendly relations,” said Mr. Richberg with a twinkling eye, “but he never passed up a chance to cuss me out in public.” Later, he mused, “Lewis would drink with me in my home, pat me on the back, and say ‘never mind, I didn’t mean it.” Sought Own Ouster He and Mr. Lewis had one thing in common, though, he remembered. Bath were trying to oust Richberg from his NRA post. Mr. Richberg himself had been trying to withdraw from the pob for months because he felt it was a losing proposition. Lewis had gone to President| Roosevelt in an effort to unseat Richberg. Lewis and William Green of the A. F. of L., then circulated word Richberg would be “kicked out.” “Actually, I was kicking myself out,” said the Washington attorney. What finally happened was that the NRA itself was Kicked out—by the supreme court, He later served on the national emergency council, a “sort of super cabinet.” But he got up and walked away from the New Deal in 1936. Mr. Richberg regards his role as| a composer of the Rallway Labor act as the “most constructive thing I ever did." The act mandates pre‘liminary conferences between labor ‘and management before any strikes or strike preparations are undertaken.

ment feels about President Truman, Mr. Richberg said the general atti. tude is nutshelled in the plaintive cry: “Please don’t shoot the piano player, he's doing the best he can.”

END OF CIVIL WAR IN CHINA PLEDGED

CHUNGKING, Oct. 11 (U, P).~— Chinese central government and Communist leaders pledged themselves in a joint statement today to avoid civil war hy every possible means and to co-operate in bullding a free and prosperous Ching. = Generalissimo Chiang Kal-shek's central government and Mao TzeTung's Communist regime issued a Joint communique after 45 days of negotiations here, Mao left for his headquarters in Yenan after the unity conference. — As he boarded a plane he said the outlook was optimistic, but there

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and it weren't on our backs at all,” he

Asked how busing and mapages

400 war executed in Poland and prosecutors are preparing cases against 807%

‘Rick’ Plans Big

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| town headquarters for the Speedway, would be reoponed shortly. » ” o THE PLACE is being given a facelifting and will be ready for

Al Rickenbacker reported. “Then we can start ticket requests,” he said. Capt. Eddie spoke of other things besides the Speedway and the resumption of racing next May, . He envisioned a new era In air transportation with the jet propelled planes and believed that North Atlantic crossings for afrcraft carrying 150 passengers on regular runs would be commons place, “Yes,” he said, “the possibilities in air travel and transportation see malmost unlimited.” . . nN HE “THOUGHT the picture “Captain Eddie,” which really is his blography, had done “very well.” “Old friends in the racing game wanted more about the

filling

phase,” Rickenbacker said. “The main thing is that the film did succeed In catching in which I believe very firmly— that this nation truly is one of opportunity. ‘A man can accomplish almost anything with hard work.”

BOY, 3, SCALDED | BY BOILING WATER

Scalds yesterday caused Injury to three persons, including a 3-year-| old boy who is in a serious condition at City hospital, The child, Richard Smith, son of Mrs, Jewell Smith, 806 Grove st., received severe scalds about his legs and left arm when he pulled a bucket of hot water from the top of a stove In his home down on himself. Robert Benedict, 44, of 6160 Haverford ave, received scalds on his face from steam when he opened a radiator cap in his home, He was treated at City hospital. Steam from a radiator on a truck caused Harold Bunch, 41, of 534 Virginia ave., scalds on his face and body, A police emergency squad gave him first aid.

R.J.Rogers Heads

Petroleum Group

R. J. ROGERS of the Guarantee Oil Co. has been reelected president of the Indiana Independent Petroleum association at the organisation’s annual meets ing being held today at the Hotel Severin, Other officers re-elected were J. Ivan Harris, .Indiana farm bureau, Indian~ apolis, vice president; -BEmmett Farmer,

R. J. Rogers

Capitol Ofl Co., Camby, treasurer, and George W. Hofmayer, secretary. Newly elected directors are W. | H. Trimble, Trimble Corners, In- |

dianapolls; "A. 8. Hare, Hare | Petroleum Corp. Noblesville, and M. H. Williams, Williams Oil Co, Whiteland. |

400 POLISH EXECUTIONS LONDON, Oct. 11 (U. P).—Dr.

George Sawicki, attorney general of |

Poland, said here today that about| criminals have been|

still were difficulties to. be overcome.

more,

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tween this stoppage and previous | mine strikes: In this case the

C rank-aad-file of miners have no

organizing flelds

them in line. They are going out! for a principle which many of them may not understand. Become More Dangerous The coal strikes—becoming more | dangerous as they increasingly af- . fect steel and other production, and

prospective pay increase to keep ny unlimited,

Union Issue |

Labor Problem

pervisory Employees. It isa part! f the United Mine Workers’ Dis-|

trict 50, which has entered so many|

its jurisdiction | District 50 has| en identified so thoroughly as a

part of the United Mine Workers {that the U, C, T. 8, E. presents a [new problem requiring a new policy | {from NLRB, |

| Hearings Ended This agency -has never decided |

Speedway Race CHINA, RED SAYS

oceupancy “wtihin a few weeks,”

races, | and world war 1 acquaintances wanted more about that period, | just as those in the trransporta- | tion field thanght there ought fp to have been more about that |

throwing a scare into people who |VICUTET employers should be re-| depend on coal for winter heating |Auired to recognize an organization! —furnish another example of fail. (Of foremen and other supervisors use to wait on the deliberate proc- | When the organization would have esses of government agencies. {a direct connection with the unions The coal strikes are related only (°f the general group of employees 1 directly to the end of the war, | 0 big industries. y ad have nothing to do immediately Extensive hearings on the ques- | with wages, hours or working con- |Ulon were ended several days ago| dtions. They are simply anbther|? Pittsburgh. “ They concerned a e plosion in a recurrent row over | Petition by United for bargaining the question whether foremen’s |/18hts over 175 supervisors in four| unions were meant to be set up| Cebiive' mines of Jones & Laughunder the national labor relations|? Steel Corp. The company argued act. {that the supervisors are an integral The national labor relations board part - of management, while .the bas the job of deciding such ques | Lhion declared they are mere “traf-!

tins,

{fic cops” with no real authority. |]

After reversing itself twice pre-| viously, NLRB set up the. present| government policy last March in| the Packard Motor Car Co. on Chairman Harry A. Millis and member John H. Houston decided that unions: of foremen . must - be © recognized in collective bargaining, Fear of Employers } But they were referring to unions : under the Foremen's Association of ~ America, which is certified as an independent ~ ofganization. Autooblle manufacturérs, however, have openly expressed fear that the | association eventually will develop © close ties with the rank-and-file . uplon dominating the industry, the or O. Autom Workers,

ging wien 1s

the, NLRB'S 8 tion,

NLRB is expected to take sev. eral weeks to come to a decision | in this case. } Until the decision is set aside by | a ‘contrary court ruling it will! furnish the pattern: for the foremen's union question in other industries. as well as coal. If the! union wins, the effect will be much | more sweeping than the Packard | decision, which itself has provoked |

bitter protests from the manage-!

ment side, ~~ he coal “strikes started “shortly before the Pittsburgh hearings ended. Their aim apparently was to force immediate recognition by, coal companies of the organizing rights of foremen. There is no evi. dence yet that they speed up decision on the new ques~

UNITY OUTLOOK 600D

CHUNGKING, Oct, 11 (U, P.).~— Mao Tze-Tung, head of the communist regime in North China, took off for his headquarters in Yenan today after a month-long unity conference with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek. “The outlook for the negotiations is optimistic, but there still are dife

ficulties to be overcome,” Maq said as he boarded the plane, Mao came to Chungking last month in response to an invitation from Chiang for conversations designed. to end hostilities between | central government and communist forces in China.

DOWNEY FOR GOVERNOR? WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (U, P.) — Senator Sheridan Downey (D. Cal.), | was noncommittal today ahout persistent reports that he will be a candidate for governor of California next year, He did not deny the re. ports.

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for six years. He joined the party in 1935. Catholic clergy showed marked dislike for his writings in 1940. Msgr. Sheen wrote a pamphlet—“Communism: Answers to a Communist”—attacking things Budenz had written.

“With deep joy,” he said, “I wish to announce that by God's grace I have returned fully to the faith of my fathers, the Catholic church,” He sald communism “aims to es-

tablish tyranny over the human spirit,” and “is in unending conflict with religion and true freedom.”

Budenz has long been identified

with the labor movement in the United States, strike leader in 1928 when he led a walkout in Kenosha, Wis. He was a leader of the Auto-Lite strike in Toledo, O., in 1934. He joined the Communist party the next year and took a job on the Daily Worker,

He appeared as a

Spokesmen at the Daily Woérk-

er declined to comment on Budenz| announcement, editorial staff said the

A member of the newspaper

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Red Paper Editor Resigns to Join Notre Dame Staff

did not plan to carry a story about|relate to the inviolable principle of Budenz' resignation. private property.” : Budenz was born in Indianapols,| TE

a descendant of one of the earliest Bydenz’s Father Was

settlers. At one time he was asso- : . ciate director of the central bureau Bank Officer Here Louis F. Budenz, who has re-

of the Catholic Central Verein. signed as managing ‘editor of the

JEWS SEIZE GUNS IN PALESTINE RIOTING

JERUSALEM, Oct. 11 (U. P).~— large number of armed Jews : raided the Palestine army training tunity to set forth correctly the depot at Rehobot near Tel Aviv tofundamental principles of social day and seized 200 rifles, 15 machine justice,” as an assistant professor |SUNS and other equipment. at Note Da a ids Drosess | Bernard Joseph of the political re Dame. He said: bureau of the Jewish agency met “Now that Mr, Budenz has com- (with High Commissioner Lord Gort pletely severed relations with the to discuss the Situation: c t 2 on r reinforcements ommuniss party, he Will be wel- |, cq" t “Hatta test night follows come at Notre Dame, where he will ing the killing of two persons and have an opportunity to set forth the woundnig of others yesterday in [correctly the fundamental princl- lan escape of 208 European Jewish ples of social justice, with emphasis

refugees from a nearby detention on duties as well as rights as they camp.

Will Expound on

Social Justice SOUTH BEND, Ind. Oct. 11 (U. P) ~The Rev. Hugh O'Donnell, C.8.C, president of Notre Dame university, sald today that Louis F.| Budenz would be given “an oppor=-

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Communist Daily Worker to join the Notre Dame university faculty, is the son of a late Indianapolis banker, His father, H. J. Budenz, was vice president of the Fountain Square State bank when he died three years ago. His mother lives here, and an Indianapolis brother .is office manager for the Américan Can Co. 4 Budenz attended two ochial schools in his youth. pan : He visited relatives here tw weeks ago. Win

JEAN HEROLD PAQUIS

EXECUTED BY FRENCH

PARIS, Oct. 11’ (U. P.).-A firing squad executed Jean Herold Paquis, France's Lord Haw Haw, and four White Russian members of the Nazi gestapo at Fort de Chatillon at 9 a. m, today. JPaquis, who broadcast vicious anti-allied propaganda from Radio Paris for the Germans, was the

second prominent French collabo-

rationist to be put to death at the jail for treason in 24 hours.

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FINANGE UNDERPASS

City Controller Roy Hickman today was requested by the works board to make preparations for the financing of the W. Morris st. underpass, long sought by West siders. . x The legal department will draft an appropriation ordinance for $323,000, estimated cost of the grade

separation. This will be submitted .

to city council, possibly at next Monday's meeting. A bond issue will follow. “I think we can start construce

tion within 70 days, at the outset,”

declared Works Board Vice Presi~ dent Walter E. Hemphill, long an advocate of the West side improve ment. His efforts have been largely responsible for the opening of construction work this early. Meanwhile, City Engineer Art Henry sped preparation of plans for, ah underpass at Shelby st. and the Belt railroad, State law provides that the county and city share 80 per cent of the cost, with the railroads 20 per cent.

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15 Reach New Due Toi

Fifteen Indianarp . as haying &rrived terday aboard th route to Camp . listed are:

Sgt. Dorrell C. Re Sexson Jr., Pfc, Carl E. Brown, lst Lt. J Glenn P, Craig, Pfc 8. Sgt. Lloyd E. Mill

Lane, Capt. Lowell C. Williams, § bert Jr, and B. Sgt.

Five local men ing airived in Ne aboard the Willis are: > Cpl, George A. Got Capt. Ejba E. Cole William Walker, 1. Major J. Crawley, 30f William F. Brown, Nineteen India women are listed in New York ton M. Angel, en. rout Camp Atterbury.

Col. Cyrus J, Cla Everett, T. 4th Gr. 4th Gr. John W. Me: T. 4th Gr. George V Tacoma; Pfe. Taylor wood; Pvt, Robert J Kildare; T. Sgt. Ja Pred Brooklies, T. Sg Sgt. Marvin L. Ran ham, 1st Lt. Ell . J. Murray, 1st Lt. M Alice J. Hubble, 1st | 1st Lt. Anna M. Baul beth A, Dawson,

; Due at Two Indianapc arrive in Boston the J. Milledge ¢ Atterbury. They L. Niehaus and 1 J. Lutz.’ Four local men to arrive in 1 aboard the Rushy They are: T. Sgt. Wilbur Gr. Alfred R. Br Groce and Pvt. (

GIRL, BOY TRAFFIC

An 8-yearold g of a hit-and-run « boy received a bi other persons we: fic accidents yest "The girl, Marily N. Riley ave. re her left leg wher behind a bus at ave, into the pa did not stop. The boy, Arth 8. McKim st., rec after he ran out cars and was Stru by William H. § Deloss st. Arthi pital. A car driven by 668 E. 29th st., Sanford Berg, 38 lided at Roads 5 Miss Earle, Mr. Mrs. Juanita Be Two other perso car were injure City hospital. TI Barnhardt, 35, of and Jayne Whit 20th st. Both r and bruises,

Organ

Mrs, Margaret Di Mooseheart alumna Women of the Me chapter night progr the Moose City ho uesler

chapter will enterts candidates will be chapter.

Corinthian chapt meet Saturday at 2

Bonebrake, worthy i

The Mothers and

card part 3 Food Craft shop, 2 A. J. Ammon will b

The investigating Women's auxiliary hold a luncheon to in the home of Central ave,

Washingeen and De Lookebill is party cl

Nettie Ransford cl have & called meet at 8 p.m, in Calvin 4202'z College ave honoring of the ° Dinner will be servi The Past Presi 0. E. 8, auxiliary, w at the home of Mrs 10th st.

The Sowthaside Se card and bunco pa: day in the Souths Proceeds will be u chairs for patients hospital, rs. Till

The Sabara Gre will celebrate their a dinner and party 6100 W. Washingto

The Meveator cl meeting, with thei morrow at 6:30 p, Speaker will be 1 pastor of the First k ®

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